Self-stropping safety razor



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1,482,293 L. V. ENGLAND SELF STROPINGv SAFETY RAZOR Filed sept. 2o,V1922 2 `sheecs-smaez 1 Jan. 29, 1924. l msnm L. V. ENGLAND v SELFsTRoPPING SAFETY RAZOR Filed sept. 2o. 1922 2 sneefs-sheet 2 27' .ja v/76 mvEN-ron r K I BY /Sf ATTOR'NEY wlTNassSS Patented Jan. 29, 1924.

LoUIs yv. ENGLAND; iF-LAREDO, TEXAS.`

SELF-STROPPING SAFETY RAZOR.

Appiication ined sepiember'zo; 1922. seriai'No. 589,394;

To all @07mm t may concern."

Be it known'that I, LoUIsl'V. EriGLAND', a

citiien of the United States,` residing at 'y Laredo` in thecountyiofWebb and State of Texas,` have invented new and y useful Improvements in Self-StroppingSafety Razors,

of which the followingis a specific'eation'.`

This inventionr'elates to razors, particul vlarly those ofthe safetytype, and has for its object the provision"y of a safety razor ef`novelV construction which is provided with means whereby a strop 'may beassociated there-with forlthe purpose "of stropp-ing or v sharpening theedges of thelblade when necessary.

An important object the pro-visionof a' razor of this'v character 'whichis provided with novel means :whereby the blade may be clamped betweenthe blade "guard andbe forced into a curved-shape which will greatlyfacilitate shavin"g.`f' y Another 'obj eet is the "provision" of al razrof this [character Which'is providedA With" a novel device which is'detachably associated therewith and Withwhichlis also associatedE astrop which may b'epulledback and forth subsequenti to the suspensin ofVthe "razor from a suitablesupfport, the backand forth" movement ofthestrop` resulting in bringing thelsame into engagement with the edgesof thebiad alternately @resetting thesharp'- ening action, fautomaticmeansfleeing"pre1"` A y y y i of the frame below'thebla'deholders"18 are vided for tilting l'o'r Vrocking the bli-dedui'in lgthestroppingaction so asto 4positively eli'mii nate any dangerof cuttingthe strop.

An additional object is the provision of a razor of thischaracterwhichwill be Lvery simple and rinexpensive! in manufacture;easy"V to @meer and use, highly encantan Service,

positive inaction and a general improvement inthe art.` Y

lwith the* abveana ether-Objects; allal dL vantages in view,v theinvention consists ,inthe details of yconstruction to be hereinafter'more' fully ydesc'ribedfand claimed, and illustrated inthe`accompanying'drawings in whili,y l

Figure Lljis a front elevation ofiny device showing it in shavingpbxsitionllI i Figure '2I iS a sideelevation theredf.

bladel and blade guard`entirely@removed.`

4Figure 1,3 is a longitudinali'seetienal viewifl Figure .4; vis 'a front"elevation with the" .Figure G is a side elevation showing thestropass'ociated therewith.

Figure 7 is a frontelevation of one of the stropping members. y

Figure 8 is a cross section therethrough. vFigure 9 is a detail Viewshowing certain of the parts disconnectedand- Figure `10 is a detailviewof one of the blade holders. y t

Fig. 11 is an elevation of the blade used in applicants razor. y

Referring more particularly Vto the drawings I have shown my razorascomprising anelongated hollow handle.l lll which hasits Aupperendcarrying a frame 11 whichl in cludes spaced parallel arms 12 terminatingin extensions4 lbetween which are journaled upper and.lower-"rollers'lll and `15 resp`ectively. V"One end of the lower roller15 is provided with gear teeth 16 meshing with an interrupted gear 17formed on'onefof a pair of blade holders 18. These blade holders 18consist of short sections "of round, rods' formed with slots 19 for thereception of the ends of the blade to be described. The blade holders18jare journaled through the sides 12 ofthe frame and theblade holderwhich is. not provided with the interrupted gear is4 also slidablymounted through the side of the frame and is normally heldin `a` certainposi-- tion,that is its innermost position'by means of a spring`20. Journa'leduponthe sides 12 short rollers 21 for a purposeto be described,`The numeral 22 designates thev blade which is of rectangular formationand which is formedV centrally of its end edgesrwith preferablesemi-circular cut-out portions or recesses 23 and whichis forinedin thesainev 'edgeslbutinear the corners 'with rectangle lar trecessesornotchesj'24. This blade is designedftoube engaged within the slot 19"of the lblade holders 418, the semi-circular cut-outportions 23 beingengagedupon the slotted portions of the bladeholders. It should beStatedthat the lsides or extensions 12 of theframe are formed above theblade holders 18 'with arcuate I slots 25 4within whiclialre engagedorrather jtlirough-wliicli arennovable extensions 26` formed onthe bladeholdersfor a purpose to 'be'described Thefedge 4portions of the sides'12 of the frame" 11 are `formed vwith substantially L- shapedslots 26for a purpose tobede scribed.:4 y 4 Slidable longitudinally within thetubular handle is a plunger 27 having a knurled head 28 constituting afinger grip engageable by the operator whereby the plunger may be movedlongitudinally and this plunger may beheld in any desired position bymeans of a spring pressed button structure indicated at 30. Pivoted at31 upon the upper end of the plunger and located within the frame `11 isa blade guard which consists of duplicate leaves 32 formed at one edgewith knuckles 33 and formed at the other edge with guard teeth 34. Theopposite edges of these teeth 32 are formed with small lugs 35 whichslidably engage within the L-shaped slots 26. Also formed upon theoutermost corners of the guard leaves 32 are hooks 36 which are sodisposed as to engage the notches or recesses 24 in the edges of theblade 22.

In the use of the device as a razor, the blade 22 is engaged with theblad(-J holders 18 by inserting the notched portion 23 within the slots19 of the blade holders, the

spring 2O at one blade holder permitting the blade holder to itsinnermost position so that both blade holders will be engaged upon theblade itself. This is done while the plunger' 28 is at its lowermostposit-ion so that the leaves 32 of the blade holder will be out ofengagement with the blade. The operator then presses the plungerupwardly whereupon the leaves 32 of the bladeguard will slide upwardlywith the lugs 35 passing along the L-shaped slots 2G. When this is donethe hooks 3G on the guard leaves will enter the notches or recesses 24in the edges of the blade so that when the plunger is subsequently againmoved to its highest position with the head 28 engaging against the openend of the handle the engagement of the hooks 36 with the blade willcause the blade to be bowed into an arcuate shape as clearly shown'inFigure 2 of the drawings. The device is then quite ready for use as arazor and is applied to the operators face in the usual manner. Inremoving the blade the reverse operation is of course followed and itwill be readily apparent that it is a very simple matter to insert andremove the blade when `such is necessary.

In order to effect stropping of a blade when desired I make use of aU-shaped vroller 42 of the frame 40.

of the frame 11 of the razor structure. By this means it will be seenthat the frame 40 is quickly and easily associated with the frame of therazor. I also make use of a stop 44 which has one end inserted betweenthe rollers 14 and 15 of the razor structure and which has its other endpassed under the short rollers 21, the intermediate p0rtion of the stropbeing passed about the The operator then suspends the razor and theframe by means of the suspension hook 41 and grasping the ends of thestrop pulls first in one direction and then in the other. lVhen this isdone it is apparent that the engagement of the strop with the roller 15will cause the gear ou the latter which meshes with the interrupted`gear 1T on one of the blade holders to operate to turn or tilt theblade holder and consequently the blade so that the opposite edgesthereof will be brought into the engagement with the strop during themovement thereof in alternate directions. It is 'apparent that theengagement of the'extensions on the blade holders within the arcuateslots 25 in the frame of the razor will permit the necessary tiltingaction without any danger of the edge of the blade cutting` the strop'.

`From the foregoing description and a study of the drawings it will bereadily apparent that I have thus provided a simply constructed andconsequently inexpensive safety razor in which the-blade may be quicklyand easily removed and replaced when it is necessary, the device beingfurthermore provided withy an easily operable stropping means which willeffectually operate to strop both sides of the blade ina very rapid andefficient manner and withthe eX-v penditure of a minimum degree of timeand labor. Owing to the simplicity of the construction and the fewnes'sof the parts it is apparent that there is nothing to get out of orderand that the device should consequently have a long-life andsatisfactorily perform all the functions for which it is intended.

Having thus described the invention I claim:

l. A razor of the character' described comprising an elongated hollowhandle, a frame mounted upon one end of the handle and formedwithextensions, a pair of spaced` rollers journaled through saidextensions, a gear on the end of one roller, a pair of blade holdersrotatably mounted within s ai d frame, gear teeth formed on one of saidblade holders and meshing with said gear, one of said blade holdersbeing longitudinally 1n o v a b le and invertedly spring pressed, ablade engageable within said blade holders, a pair of rollers locatedbelow said blade holders and journaled in the frame, a plunger slidablelongitudinally of said handle, a blade guard formed at hingedlyconnected sections carried by said plunger and provided with means forengaging the blade whereby to hold the same in closed position, incombination with a frame detachably connected with said first namedframe and carrying a roller and suspension means, and a strop trainedabout said last named roller and having one end inserted through saidfirst named rollers with the other end engaged beneath said last namedrollers in the frame.

2. A razor comprising an elongated hollow handle, a Ulshaped framecarried by one end of said handle, a pair of slotted blade holdersmounted within said handle, one of said blade holders being slidablewhereby to be returned from the frame, a spring normally urging saidmovable blade holder, a blade having its intermediate portion of itsopposite end notched for engagement within the slots of the bladeholders, the edges of said blade being furthermore formed with recesses,a plunger slidable longitudinally of the handle, means for holding saidplunger in selected positions, and a blade guard consisting of a pair ofsimilar leaves hinged- 1y connected and carried by the upper end of saidplunger, said leaves being provided with hooks engaging within thenotches in the blades, and the plunger being movable whereby to bow saidblade into arcuate form.

3. A razor of the character described comprising a handle, a framecarried thereby and formed with extensions, a pair of rollers journaledbetween said extensions,

the side of said frame being formed with L-shaped slots, a blade locatedwithin the frame, a rotatable support for the blade, a guard for theblade, in combination with a U-shaped frame having a roller mountedtherein and provided with L-shaped lugs fitting within said L-shapedslots, and a strop having one end engaged between said first namedrollers with its intermediate portion engaged about said last namedroller and its other end engaging about a third roller journaled withinthe frame.

4. A razor of the character described comprising a handle, a framecarried thereby and formed with extensions, a pair of rollers journaledbetween said extensions, the side of said frame being formed withL-shaped slots, a blade located within the frame, a rotatable supportfor the blade, a guard for the blade, in combination with a U-shapedframe having a roller mounted therein and provided with L-shaped lugsfitting within said L-shaped slots, and a strop having one end engagedbetween said first named roller with its intermediate portion engagedabout said last named roller and its other end engaging about a thirdroller journaled within the frame, the blade holding means having anoperative connection with one of said first named rollers whereby toswing the blade holders and consequently the blade alternately to oneside and then the other as said strop is moved longitudinally inopposite direction.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature.

LOUIS V. ENGLAND.

